Cignus
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Cignus (Latin: cygnus, meaning "swan"; plural: cigni) is a name used by archaeologists for a type of large Roman metal spoon[1] with a short, curved, handle often formed as the neck and head of a swan. Cigni have been found in a number of Roman sites from the 4th and 5th centuries CE, including the Thetford and Hoxne Hoards in England.[2] It is not known for certain what the Romans called these utensils, but there are references to cigni in Roman sources in appropriate contexts.[citation needed]
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[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ British Museum retrieved 27 June 2010 (dead link 16 November 2022)
Further reading
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- Harald Mielsch, 'Miszellen zur spätantiken Toreutik', in Archäologisches Anzeiger 1992, pp. 111–152.